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No 2 Pery Square BY Fiona Linnane – 2023
‘No 2 Pery Square’, is exciting new project currently in production. Opera Workshop received substantial funding from the Arts Council of Ireland and the Limerick City and County Council Arts office, in order to research and develop a new site-specific opera. Working with Limerick Civic Trust we spent time in the rooms and grounds of…
Read MoreOur Latest Films…
Our latest films… Songs of The Meteorologist by Fiona Linnane featuring soprano Roisin Walsh and saxophonist Markus Kraeber with thanks to Shannon Rowing Club supported by Creative Ireland and Limerick City and Council.
Read MoreFuture Plans
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Read MoreTwisted Tales: 27th – 30th October 2022
TWISTED TALES Dire warnings, beautifully sung make for the perfect Halloween production with Opera Workshop. Be careful where you build your bungalow! Remember to feed the roses! A little odd, a little weird, a little edgy, a little of what you fancy… may do more harm than good… The Opera Workshop ensemble bring you tales…
Read MoreResearch & Development Digital Workshop
OPERA WORKSHOP have dipped their toes in the mind blowing world of virtual reality! We really are too cool for school! We had a fantastic weekend at our Research and Development Digital Workshop. Working alongside technical wizard, Mario Beck we filmed in 360 and explored working in 3D. Mario outlined some of the incredible developments…
Read MoreThe Handover…
A dramatic hand over of the precious “No 2 Pery Square” score to Artistic Director of Opera Workshop, Shirley Keane. . . . one might say it’s almost operatic in nature ! Photos courtesy of Shane Vaughan Arts Council Ireland Limerick Culture and Arts Office Limerick Civic Trust The People’s Museum of Limerick Fiona Linnane,…
Read MoreGood News!!
At Opera Workshop we are always happy to share our good news and here’s some more… We are delighted to announce that we have received Opera Project, Research & Development funding from the Arts Council of Ireland for development work on our new opera, ‘No 2 Pery Square’. ‘No 2 Pery Square’ is a new…
Read MoreOff the Page – An introduction to character and text for singers
Opera Workshop is moving online for our next workshop for singers. We are delighted to continue the work begun with our masterclass partners the Mid West Vocal Academy. With the support of Creative Ireland and the Limerick City and County Council Arts Office we will run ‘Off The Page’ a half day online workshop on…
Read More‘Songs of the Meteorologist’ by Fiona Linnane
☔️The Opera Forecast The opera forecast for the Mid West will be taking a turn for the dramatic in December when Opera Workshop in association with production partners Honest Arts release the short films, ‘Songs of the Meteorologist’ by Fiona Linnane. Featuring soprano Roisin Walsh and saxophonist Markus Kraeber, these operatic weather reports will whip up…
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